Counseling Psychology - Science topic

Over the last two decades, there has been a steady increase in research on problematic social media use (PSMU) in several countries worldwide. However, Jordan lacks validated tools to assess PSMU. The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) is the most extensively utilized assessment tool for Social Media Addiction (SMA). Therefore, this study...

Research on the Marriage and Love Status of Rural Youth Groups https://kdocs.cn/l/cqE6Gw8K1UWZ With the rapid development of the social economy and the continuous widening of the urban-rural gap, the issue of marriage and love among rural youth has increasingly become a hot topic of social concern. Rural youth face conflicts between traditional and...

There are many referencing styles that academic scholars can use to reference cited sources in their research and academic writings. Each academic institution or faculty/department in academic institutions has adopted one of such referencing styles for thesis/dissertation writing in their institution. Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, Nigeria has...

Objective Since the number of suicides among university students is relatively high, higher education institutions need to understand the mental health characteristics of university students and work toward suicide prevention. This study aimed to examine the trends of suicidal ideation among Japanese university students as this factor has not been...

Welcome to Volume 9 of the European Journal of Counselling Theory, Research and Practice (EJC-TRAP). This publication is an online international peer reviewed journal. We encourage academic contributions from researchers, counselling and counselling psychology practitioners from around the world. We publish theory, research and practice articles on...

Despite of advocacy for counsellors' multicultural competence training in offering mental health services to sexual minority group, the clients who identify as LGBT continue report fear of rejection and discrimination when they seek counselling services from the mental health professionals due to inadequate of attitude, knowledge and skills. The cu...

The rise in student failures and dropouts in Nigerian higher education has become a social concern, largely due to a lack of necessary numerical skills. A study in Osogbo, Nigeria, explored the impact of critical thinking strategies on numerical competence among 118 non-science students. Researchers used a pretest-posttest design with a numeracy te...

Current issues in dynamic assessment in psychological counseling Objective. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of published evidence on the use of dynamic assessment in psychological counseling, to synthesize current findings regarding the benefits and limitations of dynamic assessment in this field, and to offer topics for further dis...

A infertilidade feminina é caracterizada pela incapacidade de engravidar após um ano de tentativas de concepção com relações sexuais regulares e sem proteção. Ela pode ser classificada como primária, quando a mulher nunca conseguiu engravidar, ou secundária, quando ocorre após uma ou mais gestações anteriores. Metodologia: A pesquisa foi conduzida...

This study explored the motivations to study counselling psychology by students of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, (CUEA) Kenya. A case study with 12 Undergraduates selected through snowball sampling. An interview guide was used to collect data which were analyzed thematically. It was found that personal awareness of mental health issues...

Resumen Objetivo: identificar la presencia de enfermedad mental y las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por enfermeros de un hospital universitario localizado en la ciudad de Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil. Método: estudio cuantitativo, transversal, descriptivo, realizado entre junio de 2022 y enero de 2023. Se utilizaron: Cuestionario sociodemográf...

This paper examines the complex interplay between gender expression, linguistic representation, and therapeutic practice in counseling settings. The paper analyzes how societal influences shape the understanding and articulation of gender concepts. The research highlights the critical distinction between sex and gender in linguistic frameworks, wit...

This study examined the effect of leadership styles on creativity and innovation among employees. The sample (n = 300) was drawn from KP Pakistan, there were (n = 175) male and (n = 125) female participants. The research design of the current study was correlational and its sample was drawn from industries, management, hospitals, and academic insti...

Objetivou-se analisar um caso clínico relacionado às perdas múltiplas no contexto pandêmico. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo que utiliza o método estudo de caso de sujeito único. Uma cliente foi atendida em dez sessões na modalidade online de Aconselhamento Psicológico com suporte na perspectiva da Abordagem Centrada na Pessoa. Utilizou-se a obse...

Drawing on semistructured interviews with 27 Black men in 23 different APA-accredited counseling psychology doctoral programs, the present study assessed Black men’s perceptions of the race-specific multicultural training offered in their program’s courses. Findings revealed that one theme connected to the broader climate of the program, which was...

Training in how to ethically and effectively approach spirituality and religion (R/S) diversity in mental health (MH) care is lacking. Strong evidence exists for the relevance of R/S to MH, and most clinicians agree that such training is needed. This study investigated the barriers and facilitators to including R/S in MH professional training acros...

Objectives: Substance abuse is becoming a particularly alarming issue among women and has been a concerning surge in societies. Childcare is a principal part of pediatric preventive healthcare. A robust body of research has linked maternal substance use with less optimal motherhood and childcare. Given the challenges of parenting for mothers with s...

Training the next generation of psychologists to be socially just and culturally responsive is essential to psychology education and training. This involves integrating education, research, practice, and advocacy efforts to better address the needs of populations and issues that intersect with systems of justice—including civic, human rights, and c...

Studies in English-speaking countries have reported mixed findings regarding the association between implicit self-esteem assessed by the Name Letter Task and subsequent depressive symptoms. In addition, it remains uncertain whether the nature, causes and consequences of implicit self-esteem differ from those of explicit self-esteem assessed by sel...

There is a growing consensus that effective psychotherapists and counselors require antioppressive, social-justice-oriented, culturally and structurally responsive training (e.g., Neville et al., 2021; Singh, 2020; Vera & Speight, 2003). The field has a long way to go to answer this call (Wilcox et al., 2024), including with social class topics (Li...

Existing documentation on the history of psychology in Bangladesh offers valuable insights but often falls short of providing a comprehensive and current view of the discipline’s progress, prospects, and challenges. This paper addresses these gaps by presenting a thorough, up-to-date overview of the evolution of psychology in Bangladesh, from its o...

Machine learning has become an exciting topic in psychology-related research, one of which is counseling psychological readiness for entrepreneurship. An intelligent application developed using a machine learning model to assist the counseling process in measuring a person's psychological readiness for entrepreneurship. This application was generat...

Education, psychology, and legal protection of minors are the main focus in safeguarding children's rights and development. This article highlights the role of the Regional Child Protection Commission (KPAD) of Tasikmalaya City in providing these services. Through qualitative methods, case studies, and descriptive methods, this article evaluates 20...

The article analyzes the common issues between the mechanisms of psychological protection and coping behavior. The subject-regulatory components of the mechanisms of psychological protection and coping activity of the individual are determined. The purpose of the article is to identify priority strategies for psychological protection and coping usi...

44. Спеціальна психологія 150 special (practical) psychologists for the formation of corporate culture in the multidisciplinary team of psychological-pedagogical support of a child with psychophysical developmental disorders are highlighted. The main features of pedagogical and psychological technologies are highlighted. The role of psychological-p...

Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and other restrictive lung disorders, represent a growing global health challenge. These conditions not only affect an increasing portion of the population but also impose significant burdens on public health systems. Lifest...

Black men are underrepresented as trainees and faculty within graduate-level helping professions (e.g., psychology and counseling). One strategy for reducing this underrepresentation is to understand the motivating factors that attract Black men to helping fields and integrate these motivating factors into recruitment and retention interventions ta...

Taiwan's indigenous movement has experienced a long period of growth, and in integrating culture into indigenous research, there is a certain degree of experience and understanding. Therefore, the theory-building indigenous research should consider using the "epistemological strategy for constructing culture-inclusive theories", and supplemented wi...

This study explored the influence of gender and course stream on examination anxiety among Colleges of education students in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive survey design. The population for this study was all College of Education students in Kwara State which was 7,421 while the sample was 364 College of Education students drawn...

What exactly does indigenous counseling psychology do, which is the localization or indigenization of counseling psychology? Is there any difference between these two words? Can they be used interchangeably? What does indigenization mean? What does it mean to be indigenous? What are the feasible strategies for conducting indigenous research? The de...

In pursuit of racial justice, there is a need to understand how to engage in anti-racist allyship to reduce potential harm as experienced by the most vulnerable members within academia. In this study, we utilized grounded theory methodology to create a model of allyship based on the definitions and experiences of BIPOC counselor education and couns...

Intervention acceptability is considered as one of the factors related to the efficacy and favourable outcomes post-therapy. Prospective or anticipated acceptability, which is measured before undertaking therapy, has yet to be assessed in the context of psychotherapies targeting emerging adults. This research aimed at measuring the anticipated acce...

Developing religious and spiritual (RS) competencies during graduate training is a task that has long eluded mainstream counseling psychology programs. Although some counseling psychologists achieve competency in working with RS in therapy, this is the exception rather than the rule. In this article, I explore the background to this issue along wit...

A systematic review of brazilian publications on psychological duty was carried out between 20102021. Thirty-five essays were analyzed from the categories: database; year; periodical; authors; affiliation; kind of study; theoretical foundation; theme and context of action. The results indicate: temporal irregularity in the writings; publications pr...

Objective: Reflect and comment on the inclusion of religion, spirituality, and other sources of meaning-making (RSM) within the context of pediatric psychology training. Method: This invited commentary is the collective effort of a diverse workgroup of trainees from clinical and counseling psychology disciplines, who came together to reflect on our...

Epistemology, as a theory of knowledge, examines the problems of the nature, origin, structure, and limits of cognition and understanding. It can provide guidelines for individuals on how to establish a relationship with the external environment, find their place in it, or adapt to it. Within the framework of epistemology, we can look at spiritual...

Keywords: professionalization, career management system, beginning teacher, career advancement This study addresses the issue of maintenance and career advancement of teachers from the pre-university education system. The research direction represents the perspective of the needs experienced by teachers during the first 10-15 years of their teachin...

Digital mental health - The use of apps, the internet, mobile technologies, virtual reality, and social media for mental health and wellness - rapidly rose in popularity during COVID-19 and continues to expand in the post- COVID-19 era. There is a general recognition of the value and contribution of digital technologies in providing personalized me...

The development of the PACU includes three submodules focused on Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Resilience. It is grounded in psychological theories such as Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA), the London Career Motivation Theory (LCMT), and Reality Therapy. The development process followed Sidek's Model, a Malay...

Introduction Differences of sexual development (DSD) is an umbrella term for a group of rare conditions affecting the reproductive system where the development of chromosomal, gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical. Among DSDs, nearly 5% are true hermaphrodites or ovotesticular DSDs, in which both seminiferous tubules and ovarian follicles are prese...

Currently, mental health clinicians lack training in spiritual and religious competence, while counseling psychology research does not give adequate attention to the spiritual and religious concerns of clients seeking mental health counseling. In order to improve the quality of mental healthcare, I argue for more research and training to better und...

Research into artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping mental health therapy, from virtual psychotherapists to counseling robots. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for digital mental health tools, accelerating the shift to virtual care. Despite a surge in mental health apps and startups, a significant gap in effective care remains, highli...

Background: The SELF-IE module was developed by integrating the Reality Therapy Theory and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Bahaviour Change, in order to obtain a module that is suitable for the intended target group. The module was applied in programs involving mental health, physical health, counseling, and financial management that acted as a...

الملخص: يهدف هذا البحث إلى تقديم فهم شامل لتصاميم مجموعات العينات غير المتساوية وأهميتها في البحوث التربوية والنفسية، حيث اُسْتُعْرِض مفهوم هذه التصاميم وأنواعها والافتراضات والاعتبارات المهمة في استخدامها والتحليلات الإحصائية المناسبة لها، فضلاً عن تفسير النتائج وتطبيقاتها العملية. أُجْرِيت مراجعة شاملة للأدبيات والمصادر ذات الصلة بموضوع تصميم مجم...

Objective Coping flexibility refers to is an individual’s ability to replace an ineffective coping strategy with an alternative. The dual-process theory of coping flexibility predicts that the repeated use of an ineffective coping strategy (i.e. perseverative coping) causes severe depressive symptoms. To test this hypothesis, we developed the Perse...

Obesity is an excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat or adipose tissue in the body. This disease impairs health in a variety of mechanisms, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancers, but also depression. This article aims to summarise the latest information on the correlation between depression and obesity,...

Mindfulness is currently regarded as a life skill as well as part of an approach to life that can generate beneficial intrapersonal and relational outcomes. Given the centrality of intrapersonal and relational outcomes in psychotherapeutic encounters, it seems logical that the practice of mindfulness by psychologists would be relevant to explore, e...

This paper explores the role of counselling psychology in driving sustainable development across various sectors in Nigeria, including education, healthcare, and organizations. Nigeria faces challenges in these areas, and counselling psychology offers a transformative tool to address them. This study discusses sustainable development in Nigeria, em...

La investigación sobre la deserción estudiantil en los primeros años de carreras de salud aborda factores académicos, psicosociales y económicos que afectan la retención de estudiantes, realizó una revisión sistemática de intervenciones y estrategias implementadas en universidades de España y América Latina, en la que su metodología incluyó la reco...

1 Modernity assumes the world is entirely disposable and designed for human consumption, degrading human and nature resources for capitalistic gains and expansions (Maldonado-Torres, 2007). 2 Maldonado-Torres (2007) defines coloniality as the dark side of modernity which dehumanizes those who have been colonialized and is enacted through dominant w...

This paper assessed the efficacy of talk therapy programme on the reduction of undergraduate students’ depression behavior. Pre-test post-test randomized control trial experimental design was adopted by the researchers for the study. Fifty-two (52) counselling, psychology and sociology of education undergraduate students who were drawn through prop...

This article presents a systematic review of 12 empirical studies examining curriculum internationalization in the fields of school psychology, counseling psychology, counselor education, and organizational psychology. Situated in the historical, sociopolitical context of the disciplines, we synthesized the purposes, strategies, and challenges of c...

A revisão das estratégias de prevenção de doenças crônicas na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) destaca a eficácia comprovada de diversas abordagens. Programas de autocontrole glicêmico e modificações no estilo de vida para diabetes tipo 2 têm mostrado robusta evidência de redução nos níveis de hemoglobina glicada e complicações associadas. Intervençõ...

The current research explored the mediating role of self-compassion between suicidal ideation and gender role in adolescents. The term “self-compassion” refers to a relatively new concept in the scientific field of positive psychology, which has demonstrated significant importance for human well-being. In this study, 814 adolescents aged 14-19 year...

Emotional intelligence (EI) correlates highly with Academic Stress (AS). Given the significance of EI in education and the lack of research on Muslim students in Indonesia, this study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic stress (AS) among STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students in Isla...

Despite practice guidelines for multiculturally competent care, including spiritual/religious diversity, most mental health graduate training programs do not formally address spiritual/religious competencies. Thus, we enhanced the Spiritual Competency Training in Mental Health (SCT-MH) course curriculum to train graduate students in foundational at...

Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of probable alcohol use disorder (AUD), drug use disorders (DUDs), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among psychology doctoral students. Additionally, it explored the unique relationships between risk factors (lifetime trauma, recent stressful experiences, COVID-19-related stress, general str...

Introduction Research supervisors are uniquely positioned to recognise student abilities and needs. This mixed methods study explores how research supervision can support counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology doctoral students in their development of new knowledge, with diversity‐related opportunities and challenges in mind. Method...

Diversifying counseling psychology programs in the United States is a core value of the profession. For this descriptive study, we reviewed the websites of all currently active American Psychological Association (APA) accredited counseling psychology and counseling psychology combined programs for publicly available information on their core facult...

The special topic of this issue starts by exploring Mou Zongsan’s views and the future development of Contemporary Neo-Confucianism. It aims to explore the academic path forward for the modernization of Chinese culture and the development direction of Indigenous social sciences and to reconstruct “Cultural China” with the “integration of Chinese Cu...

Abuse and infidelity are common relational conflicts in the Philippines. The prevalence of this growing social problem among Filipinos has also been observed in their calls regarding these warning signs in a romantic partner. Hence, this study explores how these issues influence young adults' mate preferences by examining their lived romantic exper...

Research on the experiences of transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals in counseling psychology is expanding, but studies focusing on their work experiences remain limited and primarily address workplace discrimination. This study aimed to develop a grounded theory on Korean TNB workers’ interpersonal experiences at work, exploring not only the...

El estrés es uno de los problemas más comunes que enfrentan los estudiantes universitarios, impactando negativamente su salud mental y su rendimiento académico. Factores como la carga académica, las demandas sociales y las responsabilidades financieras contribuyen a altos niveles de estrés, generando consecuencias como ansiedad, depresión y agotami...

Emotional intelligence (EI) has garnered significant attention in the field of psychology, particularly within the realm of counselling psychology. Defined as the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and utilize emotions effectively in oneself and others, emotional intelligence has been found to play a crucial role in personal and professional...

The persistent high rates of recidivism in Nigeria underscore the inadequacy of current criminal trial procedures. This study investigates the perceptions of counselling psychologists and legal practitioners in Oyo State, Nigeria, regarding the integration of counselling psychology into criminal trial processes as a strategy to mitigate recidivism....

La psicoprofilaxis quirúrgica es una herramienta médica que ha minimizado la administración de psicofármacos, menor estadía hospitalaria, evitado complicaciones postoperatorias y logrado una recuperación efectiva en el paciente. Tuvo como objetivo Identificar los efectos positivos en el paciente postoperatorio mediante la aplicación de técnicas psi...

Purpose Healthcare professionals experience stressors that begin during training and persist into their careers that adversely impact their well-being. This study aims to identify students’ and professionals’ stress levels, satisfaction with wellness domains, barriers to wellness, and stress management practices. Design This study was a cross-sect...

This qualitative case-study research was conducted to explore the experiences of congruence and counseling psychology competencies among doctoral and master's degree students in a counseling psychology program. Participants were selected using purposive sampling based on the following criteria: completion of a 3-day training in the Satir Model of c...

Objetivos: Avaliar a eficácia das vacinas contra a COVID-19 em indivíduos com comorbidades e examinar a necessidade de doses de reforço para manter a imunidade, especialmente diante das variantes emergentes do SARS-CoV-2. Métodos: Revisão bibliográfica da literatura, incluindo estudos observacionais e ensaios clínicos randomizados, que relataram a...

Aim. This study examined socio-economic factors and their relationship to access to professional care (pharmaceutical and psychological), as well as the relationship between the presence/absence of psychological and pharmacological care and the severity of symptoms of postpartum depression (PD) and PTSD after childbirth. Materials and methods. The...

This study investigated the social intelligence and counselling competencies of prospective counsellors and the difference in sexes in Public Universities in Edo and the Delta States of Nigeria. To achieve the objectives, three research questions were raised and one corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested at a 0.05 level of significance....

This Position Paper aims to provide a global perspective on Counselling Psychology for the purpose of education and creating a unifying voice. The Position Paper begins with a brief introduction, stating its unique purpose and value. It presents the history of Counselling Psychology, investigating its roots and the emergence of the tension between...

Nine books from a series entitled "Revitalization of African-centered psychology: A suite of nine texts". Explains the existence of and how to overcome the decrescent state of African-centered psychology and the re-birth of the African personality with theory, empirical/quantitative research, and clinical and counseling psychology praxis.

This study considered the phenomenon of emotional homeostatic disequilibrium that adversely affects individuals, with a view to unveiling factors that instigate it. It was carried out in the area of counselling psychology. The purpose is to determine whether or not sexual spousal abuse is related to EHD among married secondary school teachers in Ri...

This article explores the provision of counseling services to promote positive mental health help-seeking behaviors among students in schools in the post-COVID-19 where issues of abuse, neglect, and trauma are prevalent among children and adolescents. Through a qualitative inquiry involving panel discussions, focus groups, and in-depth interviews w...

A growing body of research indicates that the big five personality scale is the most widely used tool for assessing personality traits. Translating and validating this scale in different languages is important to understand personality across diverse cultures. However, there is a lack of a reliable tool to measure big five personality in the Ethiop...

Despite the fact that much research in higher education institutions has focused on students’ academic achievement from various perspectives, the roles of learners’ academic resilience and academic commitment in their academic performance have got little attention. Thus, the present study aimed at examining the role of students’ academic resilience...

Acadêmicos de Medicina são vulneráveis ao desenvolvimento de distúrbios mentais, dentre os quais se destaca a síndrome de burnout. Pesquisas recentes apontam para a necessidade de um maior suporte a esse grupo por parte das instituições e departamentos de medicina, visto as atuais práticas ainda se mostrarem limitadas. O presente trabalho tem por o...

This issue is titled Telecounseling, which is discussing related issues. Taiwan is world-famous for developing computer technology. In recent years, it has attracted much attention for its advanced semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence manufacturing technology, which the government has actively encouraged and supported. Although Taiwan has mad...

Simple Summary The animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a goal-oriented, planned, and structured treatment intervention directed and delivered by professionals. AAT is in the spotlight as a beneficial therapy for humans. However, there is a lack of research on this type of job or the education that these professionals should receive. This study aimed t...

The pace of technological development is increasing. Moore's Law has entered the Å ngström era. Conversational Artificial Intelligence has launched the GPT-4o product. Applying technology to provide counseling and psychotherapy services is almost an irresistible trend. Not only does it extend the distance of counseling services. It also provides mo...

This research aimed to find correlation between predictor variables (socio-economic status, parental age, and parental education) and response variables (home learning environment which includes caregiver involvement in children’s education and the amount of learning materials at home and behavior management strategies which refers to the amount of...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of research on stress levels among psychology doctoral students, this study aimed to investigate the functional outcomes of clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students (N = 889). The study examined the unique effects of various risk factors, including lifetime trauma, recent stressful exper...

Third culture kids (TCKs) are people who lived outside their parent's passport country before the age of 18 for temporary reasons, such as their parent's work or advanced training, for at least one year. Despite the growing prevalence of TCKs with increased globalization, there is little empirical evidence as to how growing up this way impacts psyc...

Objectives Research suggests that cross‐cultural supervision can be prone to microaggressions with deleterious effects for ethno‐racial minorities. There are currently no known studies examining the impact of racial microaggressions in supervision on qualified psychologists. This study aimed to explore Black psychologists' experiences of microaggre...

Les superviseurs cliniques doivent apprendre à prendre en compte et à traiter un large éventail de facteurs et de dynamiques liés à la culture, à la diversité et à la justice sociale lorsqu'ils exercent leur fonction de supervision. Le développement de ces capacités ne se fait pas automatiquement; au contraire, la formation sur la supervision clini...

Cardio-oncology rehabilitation (CORE) is not only an essential component of cancer rehabilitation but also a pillar of preventive cardio-oncology. Cardio-oncology rehabilitation is a comprehensive model based on a multitargeted approach and its efficacy has been widely documented; when compared with an ‘exercise only’ programme, comprehensive CORE...

Using Chinese language teaching in an engineering department as an example, this paper explores how language teaching can meet the challenges of globalisation and the advancement of technology by fulfilling its educational function as described in Byram’s model of intercultural communicative competence. By adapting theories and practices from couns...

Objective Professional counsellors and psychotherapists present a potential workforce to contribute to the alleviation of Australia’s mental health crisis. However, a major hurdle for the endorsement of these professions to received public health rebates has been the question whether their training programs meet required standards. Method This dis...

Using a decolonial approach, we provided a narrative review of the research on racism in psychology and conducted a systematic review of the top five psychology journals publishing research on racism and mental health to identify trends in racism research over time and the research gaps. We examined 372 articles on racism published between 1992 and...

Background Qualitative/phenomenological research approaches are popular in counselling psychology and psychotherapy post‐graduate training. This article attends to the experience of research supervision in this setting, where there is a need for containment, compassion, clarity and empathy ( Counselling and Psychotherapy Research , 2021a, 22 , 689)...

The book, Parenting: Counselling in the Home, seeks to address the challenges of modern parenting in the 21st Century. From the onset, the authors define parenting as the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of the child from infancy to adulthood. I truly admire the reference to...

This study explores the relationship between personality traits and self-acceptance among young adults, aiming to understand the factors influencing the development of a positive self-image during this transitional period. Utilizing a correlational study design, quantitative research methods were employed to investigate specific personality traits'...

This article reports on the rigour of a selection process for master’s degree programmes in clinical and counselling psychology at an undisclosed university in South Africa over a six-year period (n=81). This was achieved by completing correlation and regression analyses between the six selection activities, the six course modules, and the course a...

Background: Much of the literature related to mental health focuses on identifying risk factors and predictors of poor mental health. Less of the research has a health-promoting orientation, focusing on potential sources of resilience and strength.Aims: The current study contributes to the growing field of positive psychology by investigating the p...

Gender-responsive healthcare is critical to advancing men’s health given that masculinities intersect with other social determinants to impact help-seeking, engagement with primary healthcare, and patient outcomes. A scoping review was undertaken with the aim to synthesize gender-responsive approaches used by healthcare providers (HCPs) to engage m...